No Money if you Pray!

Fox News: Reports that Conservatives argue that the Obama Economic Plan would ban money going to Higher Education Establishments that allowed individuals to Pray. Nice to know that Obama wants to give money to Hollywood but does not think God should get attention, Liberal Values, No Taxes and No God.

The Senate Votes and the Obama Economic Plan

CNN News: Reports that Republicans in the Senate still have the power to block the Democratic Agenda. The Obama White House has to take two things in to consideration, they are pure politics, not on the merits of the Plan. On the one hand, can Obama be a new kind of leader if he gets no Republican support in the House and Senate and has to push his plan through with only Democratic votes, on the other if he is seen as weak and can be pushed around; to get Republican votes; this will create big problems down the line for the Administration. In pure political terms is it better to take the risk and push the Plan through with just Democratic votes and own the result or is it better to take some time, get cross party support but run the risk of being seen as weak. It depends how long it takes to get this Plan through, in pure political terms it would better to get Republican support, Reagan in 81 had Democrats in the House and Senate to support his Agenda, if Obama can get this and still look strong then better to have this long discussion but time is a matter of politics, better to be seen as a strong leader aka Reagan than a weak leader aka Jimmy Carter.

Reagan and Gorbachev, End of the Cold War

The Times: Reports how President Reagan and President Gorbachev finished the threat of the Cold War. This is a chance for Obama and Putin to lessen the diplomatic results of the invasion of Georgia by Russia last year. The Two leaders can develop a new deal that will vastly reduce the stockpile of Nuclear Weapons. The threat is not from Russia its from Iran, North Korea. Read of the Day.

Obama's Economic Plan

Washington Post: Reports that President Obama does not have the votes to pass his Economic Plan in the Senate, the Economic Plan written in the House of Representatives. President Obama needs to follow the example of LBJ and Reagan, he needs to get on the phone to the Senate, have meetings, do deals, see what votes can be rented, Reagan did deals, he was a pragmatic when it come to the Hill.

UK Security and Terrorism

BBC News: Reports on the threat by US Security Agencies to cut off information to their British Counter Parts should the High Court release information of a security nature. The US was right to place this pressure on the High Court, the security of the UK and the USA comes first before individual rights. The BBC even had a biased reporting, it did not mention that President Obama has authorized the CIA to still follow a policy of rendition of terrorists. I was appalled at their reporting but no change, the BBC are so in the tank for Obama that they cant admit that their man is not going to surrender to make the the BBC happy.